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If you show up. Find Your Polling Place | Our Endorsements Dear Activist! The polls in Los Angeles have been open for almost 5 hours now and the voter turnout is lower than we ever imagined. With over 21,000 Armenian-Americans registered to vote between LA CD7, LAUSD Districts 4 and 6, the Armenian vote will be…

Your vote will be the determining factor Find Your Polling Place | Our Endorsements This time tomorrow, it’ll all be over. Please make sure to go out and vote before polls close at 8pm, get counted, and add your voice to our collective strength. There is too much at stake. With predicted 5% overall voter turnout,…

Dear ANCA-WR Family, Friends and Supporters, As many of you may have already heard, I am writing to officially announce that our dear Executive Director Elen Asatryan has transitioned on from her post to start her own new political and public relations consulting firm, The Stark Group! After dedicating the last sixteen years of her…

Hear them talk about their plans for our city, schools and cause Sample Ballot Look Up | Find Your Polling Location | Our Endorsements | Help Straight from Karo, Steve and Imelda! Check out the short videos and learn about their priorities for our city, our schools, and the Armenian Cause #60 KARO TOROSSIAN |…

Get Out the Vote for May 16th LA Elections Sample Ballot Look Up | Find Your Polling Location | Our Endorsements | Get Involved Dear Activist!, We’ll get straight to the point. We are 4 days away from Election Day. There is too much at stake in the May 16th LA Elections and we need you…

BREAKING: Wyoming Becomes 45th US State to Recognize the Armenian Genocide In a letter dated April 21, 2017 and addressed to the Armenian National Committee of America Western Region (ANCA-WR), Wyoming Governor Matthew H. Mead has recognized the Armenian Genocide and praised the work of Armenian American grassroots. “The atrocities of both the Armenian and…

BENNETT KAYSER Board Member KAYSER CARRIES 100-YEAR REMEBERANCE OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MOTION AT LAUSD SCHOOL BOARD Los Angeles – On April 14, 2015, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board member Bennett Kayser authored and carried legislation at the school board recognizing the one hundred year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. It was passed was…

Dear Editors/Writers: I believe that at least 7 Armenians have been awarded NECO Ellis Island Medals of Honor in 2015/this year: http://www.neco.org/medal-of-honor/2015-medalists.html It would be nice, i think, if this event or at least a list of recipients were published by Armenian media outlets. Best Regards, Christopher Atamian (recipient…)

Dear Friend/Media Outlet: Please post, list on calendars and invite friends– on Thursday, April 2nd James Russell–the Mashdots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University will be delivering a unique and fascinating lecture on Yeghishe Charents at the The Manhattan LGBT Center, from 8-10 pm sponsored by AGLA NY: 208 West 13th Street, New York,…